Alan Mills (musician)
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Career
As a young man, Mills worked as a newspaperman. He left this work in about 1940 and took a job in radio.[5] He hosted a show for CBC radio on which he played Canadian folk music.
Mills began singing and recording traditional music from Canada, accompanying himself on guitar.[6][7] His first album, Let's Sing a Little, was released by RCA Victor.[5][8] He composed the classic folk song I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (with lyrics by Rose Bonne)[9][10] which was later recorded by Burl Ives, Peter Paul and Mary and many others. He published a book, The Alan Mills Book of Folk Songs and Ballads, in 1949.[11] His recordings of authentic traditional music were reviewed by Oscar Brand in the Saturday Review of Music,[12] and included in a number of folk music compilation albums.[13]
Mills was signed to take part in tour of the United States in 1960,[14] and that year performed at the Newport Folk Festival.[15]
He was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1974 for his contributions to Canadian folklore.[16] Mills also released several albums on Folkways Records of Canadian and French folk songs.
Discography
| Release Date | Album Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Soirée Québecoise du temps des fêtes | Folkways Records |
| 1972 | 14 Numbers, Letters, & Animal Songs (with Bram Morrison) | Folkways Records |
| 1962 | Jewish Folk Songs (with Raasche) | Folkways Records |
| 1961 | Alan Mills and Jean Carignan: Songs, Fiddle Tunes and a Folk-Tale from Canada | Folkways Records |
| 1961 | Chantons en Francais, Vol. 2 | Folkways Records |
| 1961 | Chantons en Francais, Vol. 1 | Folkways Records |
| 1960 | Canada's Story in Song | Folkways Records |
| 1959 | Songs of the Maritimes: Lumberman Songs and Songs of the Sea | Folkways Records |
| 1958 | We'll Rant and We'll Roar: Songs of Newfoundland | Folkways Records |
| 1957 | French Folk Songs for Children in English | Folkways Records |
| 1957 | Christmas Songs from Many Lands | Folkways Records |
| 1957 | Songs of the Sea: Sung by Alan Mills and the Four Shipmates | Folkways Records |
| 1956 | Animals, Vol. 1 | Folkways Records |
| 1956 | Chansons d'Acadie | Folkways Records |
| 1956 | More Animals, Vol. 2 | Folkways Records |
| 1956 | O' Canada: A History in Song | Folkways Records |
| 1955 | Songs of French Canada (with Hélène Baillargeon) | Folkways Records |
| 1954 | More Songs to Grow On | Folkways Records |
| 1953 | Folk Songs of Newfoundland[17] | Folkways Records |
| 1953 | French Folk Songs for Children | Folkways Records |
| 1952 | Folk Songs of French Canada | Folkways Records |
n.d. "Chansons a Boire' [Venus VL 301]
Notes
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- ↑ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alan-mills/ The Canadian Encyclopedia: Mills, Alan
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- ↑ "Songs with Pictures" by M.B.K., Chicago Daily Tribune, November 12, 1961, page E34. (Reviewing a children's picture book of the music and lyrics of the song.)
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External links
- Discography for Alan Mills on Folkways
- "Alan Mills, Collaborator and Friend" by Edith Fowke, Canadian Folk Music Bulletin 30.3 (1996)
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